The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-11-29
ISLAND LOCALS.

ISLAND LOCALS.
- ABOUT rowv.
Very cool nights.
PaleEaa road Is in ruins.
"
rhs'b.nd played the Australia off.
The Zealandia had very rough voyage.
.Forty-tour years of Hawaiian independ-
ence.
Empty is the poets corner-the laureate's
gone.
The Mohican's reception was handsome
suoesss.
SH.J. Hart catered for the Wilder re-
caPdon.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. McLane. purser of the Yea
landla, has our thanks for news favors.
Thomas did it, because Thomas was square;
therefore Thomas Square letit always be.
Arrangements have been made for musi.
Gale at Oahu College this Tuesday evening
Mr.. Levey will hold an extensive credit
sale on Thursday next, for a large importing
house.
second Assistant Engineer Morgan will
~ = TO be excused from going to fires for one
month.
The small lot on the old Bethel block.
King street. - feet ront and p feet deep,
brought $1,000.
several letters, including a fuller report
Cd. nF the kTfn lr,ar1 bax 70
await more room.
1IT. A. Marques has proved by experiment
that there Is something in the theory of lunar
influence on vegetation.
Owing to the illness of one of the jury, the
inquest on the late Capt. Wood was post
p1lei till Wednesday next.
Il vas big crowd of Chinese at the
Polide curt to see their countryman, All
Iuck, Fought up for murder.
Five thousand more tins of opium-ex Ala
meia-going on the market. That disease
fobE INCH must be hard TO eradicate.
Horse races in celebration of the Kings
birthday were held at Kahului, Maui, the
rr1-ramme comprising thirteen events.
"
Nr. Hart believes that hard times will
come again no more, judging by his chang
l1g the color of the Elite front from blue 10
red.
santa Claus, by his authorized agent,
Thomas q. Thrum, has an announcement in
to-dgy's GAZETTE which viii set the young
people Wild.
A Belgian mau-of-war, of the first class,
tl5 L-lyeren Krnss Captain JACKIE, is on her
way 10 this port, and may be expected about
the end of January.
The butcher who stood off a squad of
police with cleaver the other night has
been arrested on a warrant charging him
with assault with a weapon.
The open meeting OF the loan committee
il the legislative chamber Thursday after
us1u did not adjourn till four O'Clock. The
auce Minister was closely questioned on
MANY points, but did not have much fresh
information to afford.
D. d. Davis was pulled off his horse rather
suddenly, at the corner of Fort and Hotel
streets, yesterday. lasso was thrown over
him IN fun, but the horse starting landed
him on the ground. Fortunately be was not
hurt by the practical joke.
Although the audience was not as large as
usual, there was a fine programme given by
the l-ne RibbonLeague on Satur day even
ms Ii Is likely that Mr.. Theo. II. Davies,
isl home from England, will look out from
The platform on many welcoming faces next
Saturday.
The ladies of St. Andrews Cattle iral pro-
pose holding a fair for the benefit of the
tullding fund, at the old church building on
thursday the 18th of December. They will
ofer for sale large variety of fancy arti
as, and all kinds of children's clothing.
Investments will be served during the day.
Mr. John Cassidy, Superintendent of the
Bell Telephone Company, is supervising the
erection on Merchant street of taller poles
than those now supporting the wires of that
line. The new poles are of well seasoned
redwood and by raising the wires several
feet higher than at present will be public
Improvement.
Mr.. J. H. Soper has introduced novelty
in the shape of ''ball pointed pens" They
are IN various styles and grades, and seem to
be especially desirable for rapid writing.
People who cannot avoid spatter work in
their manuscript, from the ordinary pens
blowing into the paper, should try these
knob points.
The battalion drill of the Honolulu Rifles
on Palace Square Wednesday night showed
"a goodly muster of all the companies. Lieut.
Col. Ashford put his command through some
hitherto Impractical evolutions, besides
many of the more familiar tactics. The
moonlight was not very bright, hence specta-
tors did not get the full benefit of what they
went to see.
Wednesday was the birthday of the Chi.
nese Emperor's mother. The distinguished
lady is over sixty years of age. From prom
inent Chinese buildings the dragon flag was
displayed during the day. At night China
rolnrad
lanterns, while the air was melodious with
the strains of the Celestial pibrooh-that
near relation of the Scotch bagpipes.
There was a marriage ceremony at the
residence of His Excellency G. w. Ashford,
Attorney General, Monday week. DR.. Beck
with pronounced the words of the ritual
making man and wife Mr.. Francis NJ. Moore,